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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or a bad idea?  My 2007 player is playing on a U15 team in a very high level.  He’s mostly sitting on the bench.  Next year he will play with kids his age.  So, my question is: will he likely get better by practicing with older and definitely bigger players?  What’s the thinking on this?  Thanks![/quote]

Playing up is the most misused and abused concept I've seen in American youth soccer.  Most kids who play up shouldn't and it's an ego trip for parents.  If a kid isn't a [i]difference[/i] maker playing up, the kid should play in his age group. Too often kids are played up to their level of mediocrity.  They may be great at their own age group, but then they get played up and are just average.  Struggling to hang onto the ball, struggling to win or even keep the ball becomes defeating, and what they lose confidence.  I can't tell you how many kids I've seen who were on their way to becoming great players and got ruined by excessive, improper playing up. [/quote]

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